“NAGELL’S MENTAL AFFLIC TION ORIGINATED IN BRAIN DAMAGE SUFFERED AIR CRASH NOVEMBER 1954. DIAGNOSIS DATED 4 FEB 1955: PARANOID PERSON ALITY, PASSIVE AGRESSIVE PERSONALITY REACTION. J< 4. ACTIVITIES IN MADRID: IN INTERVIEW WITH THREE CONSULAR OFFICERS NAGELL ACCUSED USG AGE”
“13-00000 LA 65-7445 her any money, and did not like the children. She believes NAGELL’s mother resides in the Los Angeles area, but she does not know the mother’s address and has never met her. She repeatedly asked NAGELL to introduce her to his mother, but he always refu”
“Missouri, informing him he had been named as a correspondent . authorized to communicate with RICHARD NAGELL. JOHN has received no indication that NAGELL is in any sort of trouble, and he wondered what was behind the hospital letter. JOHN has never heard anything about his re”
“never seemed to have enough money. She does not know if he had a bank account or not.: 0070 Mrs. NAGELL was trying to locate RICHARD after he had disappeared for several days. She knew he could often he found at The Happy Rabbit, a beer joint at 2709 West Sixth Street, Los ”
“all their rules but I will not cooperate h for any psychiatric examination except an examination conducted .. : o ’ by a psychiatrist for the Veterans Administration.* - - * "Judge THOMASON said he would name a psychiatrist ■ - from William Beaumont Army Hospital to examine N”
“13-00000 LA 65-7445 Mrs. FRANCES M. NAGELL, nee Frances Kaufman (mother of RICHARD C. NAGELL) : On March 5, 1964, Mrs. FRANCES NAGELL furnished , the following information to SAs JAMES H. HOOSE, JR., and PHILIP J. REILLY at her residence at 856 South Catalina . Avenue, ”
“13-00000 EP 65-951 -always acted from a principle of love for my country and’s this same principle actuated my conduct on September 20,0 : 1963, however inappropriate or incomprehensible it may appear. God and I, and also the FBI, know that I am not: guilty.’ 1 "NAGELL i”
“by using a tin can converted to an ash tray. 1784 1 ’’After he was turned over to the custody of Sheriff A BOB BAILEY, jailers were instructed to maintain a close watch Mon the prisoner and stop him from making any attempts on his * life.. ‘ The September 26,1963, issue of ”
“assigned to the - California Attorney General’s Office; however, nothing was Accomplished through this. ST : NAGELL appeared overwrought and obsessed with a [ % ta desire to expose the ABC, and, as a result, clear his name. , 1 He stated this situation has caused a separa”
“3 13-00000, 3/Ri3th 2 68 3.373 SiATe DEPT S/elegrams Re Richard Nagell $ $ 5/1 D DATO: D 25 MAR 1969 2 16 APR. 1969 3 17 Apr. 1969 4 22 MAY. 1969 2) Psychi atrists Report, State Airgram From Berlin DATED 29 OCT. 1968 3 STATE DEPT. LeLegrAms DATED 19 Oct. 1968 AND ”
“unconscious. 3 905 .F 0 for threek weeks in the ■ Walter Reed Bps pital in Washington. . 1 Upon his recuperation from those injuries, he underwent .nie.osts a complete personality change. 1 f 82ONAEY43*!K/2-.&- -i.■ %:%.$1ay. 823.:-j• 180:& 2866 88 2 nr-Asonon-rse On January”
“13-00000 PC D • BACKGROUND USE ONLY Pag 2 of 4 CONFIDENTIAL b LIMIT DISTRIBUTION In September 1963 he was accused of committing an act which he now says was bred out of his feeling of hopelessness and desperation. He claims that in a confused way he ' attempted while arme”
“13-00000 Nrlrliwasu-nwauteinetritlk. EP 65-951 leaddress as Post Off ice Box 75801, Sanford Station, Los Angeles: mod He then said he lived at 610 South Oxford Street, Los Angeles 45. June 4, 1963 and August 14, 1963 .20s . On September 23, 1963, EP T-3 advised that the ”
“stated that he had been confined< Modin this hospital as a result of "spells" that he had been , having and that he was in the hospital for observation. CM dAMMS NAGELL was highly emotional, was given to spells of, ol-erying, and stated that he had not been able to get his fe”
“He stated that on April 1. 1961; .) -he transferred from the Department of Employment to the. 1 / ABC and had been employed since that time as a Special Agent,′ * - until his suspension on June 8, 1962..N 3 ' . 1 a " NAGELL stated that on May 30, 1962, he and his wife : , : ”
“'several days and had made an attempt to find a former war1 buddy of his named JOSE C. IBARRA, who formerly resided at. 904 South Hill Street in El Paso. He stated that he had • emade inquiry at this address, but IBARRA had moved and he was ’- not able to find out where he ha”
“Appeared in passport and citizenship section and asked what the penalty would be for going to . an Iron Curtain country and what effect it would have on ) his citizenship. Was advised that such action would be violation, of federal law. 28 Oct 1962: Left Mexico City, Mexico”
“13-00000 luknt,-ctiisi. imwma GTE EP 65-951 n"‘I had a motive for doing what I did," NAGELL - told Federal Judge R. E. THOMASON. "But my motive was not to. hold up the bank. ‘I do not intend to disclose my motive at this time.’ "NAGELL, 33, told Judge THOMASON that he”
“'■ ‘the Los Angeles, California, area.. ‘*‘ NAGELL explained to STANGA that hecame to El Paso, ). Texas, after making a decision that everything was against „• him in Los Angeles and that he should attempt to leave the dim United States for a Communist country in Europe. In”
“13-00000 / 24 Jan 1963: Asked FBI in Miami if his Cuban or Russian sources gave him a pistol with silencer and microfilm if he would be permitted to return same to his contact so / he could be of further use to U.S. Government. He stated that in August or September 1962 h”
“13-00000 Shflollitieai-nni-tlcutneadlinioitextuttacsneen EP 65-951 -complaining that his civil rights had been violated in hopes- that the FBI would contact the Los Angeles Police and , . factlitate the return of his property. Later, on t'he same. day of July 25, 1962, th”
“'Sendai, in northern Japan, where NAGELL had been sent to replace the Operations Officer. NAGELL stated at that time. ; that he was being shunted into a corner.0'’* 1i DALY next met NAGELL about a month later in Fort Miret dX Webrake,) Tokyo, *068- 6600/3 CSXeSR 68 08 .'All”
“13-00000 24 Jan 1963: Asked FBI in Miami if his Cuban or Russian sources gave him a pistol with silencer and microfilm if he would be permitted to return same to his contact so ( he could be of further use to U.S. Government. He..... stated that in August or September 1962 ”
“disclose his motive.— , "FRED MORTON,. Assistant U. S. District Attorney, - M said Monday afternoon that the case will probably be taken - before a U. S. Grand Jury in January in San Antonio." X* . On January 3, 1964, GEORGE NORMAN STANGA wasad lincontacted and interviewed a”
“gun he would not have been W@shot.HAX4 *7 9 *40 4 NAGELL advised that these men drove him to a medical' . *scenter in. Malibu, California, and left him. NAGELL stated' *, that he then drove himself back to Los Angeles, California, and ended up at the Veterans ... Hospital”
“13-00000 80170 EP 65-951 States District Court, denied the motion for a new trial and sentenced the subject to serve ten years under the provisions of Section 4208 (a) (II), Title 18, United States Code, which provides that the subject can be released under parole at any ”
“may censure it as wrong. But when he he becomes is disillusioned with such ideology, and an existing situation AA94N so dictates, he must initiate immediate corrective action Meras befits circumstance and as best he knows howermcamnai ’% d"I have always acted from a princip”
“compiled this small booklet, a throwaway, which may be easily - discarded at the whim of the reader. In it I've taken the liberty to set forth a reproduction of one of the least sanitized references to my case that has appeared in the news media, an article printed 'last summ”
“Approximately one week later, I was instructed by this same person to either participate as previously agreed - or derrogatory information pertaining to me would be disclosed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. There upon, I agreed to follow the instructions of this pers”
“service in 1959. Jo ently no specific charges were eV, to 954, he was the sole survivor brought against him, the _.was aVSevies we , led ore 2 !an airplane crash near sources added. • Hendship Airport that killed He was reported in gener- e now Victeioa nteri viothelat”
“13-00000 EP 65-951 in the presence of El Paso Police Department i. Detective THOMAS F. MC CONNELL, JR, and his partner, * NAGELL stated that he desired to talk to Special Agents a. of the FBI. He stated that he did not desire to talk in the presence of anyone else and De ”
“Approximately one week later, I was instructed by this same person to either participate as previously agreed or derrogatory information pertaining to me would be disclosed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. There upon, I agreed to follow the instructions of this person”
“13-00000 GIF EP 65-951 • and making allegations to the Los Angeles Police Department, which he later stated were not true.. 78 28-1290147 Ag 08-698 O-xa 1 _en 18- - - 7 *60 37% 944% :048 gh - snth *** Sn MNAGELL stated that he is presently unemployed, - awaiting a heari”
“bank robbery . ; eywe by the name of RICHARD CASE NAGELL whowas a Communist and ‘who was about to defect to Russia when arrested. Mr. MORTON poromrelated that the story was generally that NAGELL, a retired, . , Army Captain who served with distinction in the Korean War in y ”
“13-00000 fittdet Weoneamso to: EP 65-951 the fact that he had fired the two shots into the ceiling inem (AN proved he had not been tr ying to hit anyone • He stated that . e he was certain that "all of my problems have been solved for ‘ a long time, and now I won’t have ”
“an attorney. Commissioner -CLIFTON set bond in the amount of $25,000, in lieu of which '. or the subject was remanded to the custody of the United w States Marshal and placed in the El Paso County Jail. / .On September 21, 1963, RICHARD CASE NAGELL was ’1 _ interviewed ' at'”
“further believe that I am being coerced into ' , , , taking psychiatric examination and/or consultation by the ' OS resulting undue delay in bringing me to trial.””7. "I have read this statement consisting of this and 3 other pages, and it is true and correct...-- 4. Set ai”
“above-mentioned bar ■ on 14th Street, and in order to be recognized, he was to place three nickels on the bar in line with a dime placed directly over the middle nickel. He said the CIA told him .. that since this matter involved domestic rather than foreign intelligence he ”
“13-00000 uEyllSIS Shlsuber^fii^^^itfi^;:ucukominasioGtsi-uniitson 951 a £ EP 65-951 . "NAGELL being treated for wounds from abullet which 0 had penetrated into his chest and out his back. '"Powder burns and a hole in NAGELL’s shirt. P4r " "A .32-caliber bullet embed”
“January 1964 which was, however, after. the assassination . (see page 4 of chronology) The RAMPARTS article’s allegation, that the FBI took from NAGELL a note book containing the names of CIA employees is true. NAGELL’s complaint that he was "salted away" is open to specul”
“first and last I heard from him. Q. Has Tony Muneer heard from him or does he know of his whereabouts? A. No, Tony has not heard from him since December 1969 and does not know of Richard Nagel’s whereabouts. Q. Have you ever been arrested? A. Yes. Q. How many times? 506 V”
“13-00000 eft-cliour-olt.9hrs.injwoh-gtinoanar.sdnw/kes ED 65-951 a policeman. He left the hotel room, got in his car, and weergproceded down the streets of El Paso looking for a policemandais - - who looked like he would shoot it out with him. NAGELL, told - . STANGA that”
“Richard Case Nagell, maintains any type of property at her residence, she advised that he does maintain a military type metal foot locker, and that he has maintained it at her residence since his - discharge from the United States Army. She noted that as this foot locker is ”
“would be a violation o . of Federal law.. NAGELL also on October 1, 1962, appeared in the . Office of Veterans Affairs, American Embassy, Mexico City ? and stated that he was withdrawing his request for G.T. educational benefits as a Korean veteran. beiYM * A.-A short time”
“13-00000 P65-951 -l.!.l" "I have read this statement consisting of this and I0 —two other pages, and which I have initialed, and it is true fwas s and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. J "/s/ Richard Case Nagell t’Witness: 2 <<;>'0n’^ 13-99723 e * leghe, M”
“September 30, 1963, EP T-1 was j a of the opinion that the subject still apparently. . needed o : s psychiatric treatment." He said he was unable to evaluate .’the subject’s activities subsequent to 1955 in view of the X fact that no contacts had been made with the subject si”
“the assignment at the above-mentioned bar ‘3 on 14th Street, and in order to be recognized, he was to . HaG place three nickels on the bar inline with a dime placed Nidirectly over the middle nickel. He said the CIA told him mass re that since this matter involved domestic ra”
“13-00000 dolusItbinihikedich ‘EP 65-951 of the U. S. Army. He stated that he had been shot through a A the chest in 1962 in Los Angeles, California, but that the t wre shooting was a result of a private matter, and he did not / 8.00 Mi care to discuss it further. 1 ■ - ”
“his possession * t awdeas ROBERT CASE NAGELL was brought to the El Paso Office of ‘-1 • the FBI at 4:55 PMon September 20, 1963 by Patrolmen W. L.WESTFALL and 4 TO JAMES S. BUNDREN, El Paso Police Department. At that time A NAGELL was advised that he was suspected of a felony”
“satisfactory condition in Veterans’ Hospital in West Los Angeles with a bullet wound in the *0* chest, isn’t talking,according to police. 6 , "Officer JIM MAXWELL said he received a call Monday. from NAGELL asking that the California Central Investigative’• and Identificati”